No Kyrie Irving, no problem for Cleveland Cavaliers in win over Toronto Raptors

However, rookie shooting guard Dion Waiters is doing his best to make up for Irving's absence.

Waiters had a team-high 23 points and six assists on Wednesday, as the Cavs manhandled the Toronto Raptors, 103-92, before an announced crowd of 13,368 at Quicken Loans Arena.

"We were ballin'," Waiters said.

The Cavs (20-38) have won four of their last five games. They also finished 7-5 in February for their first post-.500 month since LeBron James took his talents to South Beach.

"It was a legitimate winning month," Cavs coach Byron Scott said. "I'm pretty happy with the way we closed out the month."

The Cavs are also pretty happy with the way Waiters closed out the game. The 6-foot-4, 221-pound Waiters has topped the 20-point barrier in each of his last three games. He's averaging 24.3 points in that span.

"I live for that," Waiters said of closing out the game. "I grew up watching Michael Jordan and Allen Iverson. I'm glad to be in that position. I wanted to be a facilitator."

Waiters was 7 of 16 from the field and 7 of 8 from the foul line. The Cavs shot 93.8 percent from the foul line (30 of 32).

"He has gotten more comfortable," Scott said. "He knows what he has to do with Kyrie out. The last few games, he's done a good job.

"He knows he's the one guy we have who can beat guys off the dribble. He's not exceeding (our expectations), but he's getting close."

The Raptors (23-35) had a three-game road winning streak snapped. They had also won four consecutive games at The Q.

Raptors shooting guard DeMar DeRozan had a game-high 34 points, including 15 in the third quarter. He matched his career high with 14 free throws in 15 attempts. Recently-acquired Rudy Gay added 24 points, eight rebounds and six assists.

For the Cavs, Shaun Livingston had 15 points, five rebounds, six assists and one block. He's averaged 15 points in his two starts subbing for Irving, who is sidelined with a hyperextended right knee.

The Cavs are now 10-6 since they acquired center Marreese Speights and shooting guard Wayne Ellington from the Memphis Grizzlies on Jan. 22. The 6-10 Speights had 11 points, a team-high nine rebounds and a block, while Ellington had 13 points and three rebounds.

Power forward Tristan Thompson, a native of Toronto, had 14 points and eight rebounds. Swingman C.J. Miles added 10 points off the bench.

The Cavs missed 14 of their first 15 shots. Part of that could have been because it was their fourth game in five nights.

They stormed back and shot 71.4 percent from the field in the second quarter. For the game, they shot 41.5 percent from the floor.

"We continue to take steps in the right direction," Scott said. "We were able to close it out.

"We have a bunch of new guys and new faces. It just takes time. Everybody understands their role."

One who definitely does is power forward Luke Walton, playing his best basketball of the season. He had five points, seven rebounds and a team-high seven assists.

"He had some terrific passes," Scott said. "We try to put the ball in his hands a lot. All our guys have to do is get open. Luke has been fantastic."